Whananaki bar Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.52° S 174.48° E

Whananaki bar 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.1° 

Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 12PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
58
61
58
64
33
32
21
45
46
45
40
45
47
55
56
56
56
56
56
59
61
61
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
15
N
15
N
5
SE
10
SSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
5
SSW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:07AM2.05m
9:20PM2.02m
9:48AM2.05m
10:00PM1.98m
10:29AM2.02m
Low Tide
2:55AM0.12m
3:17PM0.24m
3:35AM0.13m
3:59PM0.27m
4:15AM0.17m
4:40PM0.32m
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Temp °C
16
16
17
20
20
20
18
17
16
15
18
20
21
21
18
16
15
15
18
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
15
15
16
18
18
19
18
16
14
13
17
17
18
20
17
15
14
13
15
14
14
14
13
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